The Best Ansible Static Analysis Tools (Linters/Formatters)

We rank 4 Ansible linters, code analyzers, formatters, and more. Find and compare tools like Mega-Linter, trunk, Steampunk Spotter, and more. Please rate and review tools that you've used. This helps others find the best tools for their projects.

4 Multi-Language Tools

Mega-Linter

Mega-Linter can handle any type of project thanks to its 70+ embedded Linters, its advanced reporting, runnable on any CI system or locally, with assisted installation and configuration, able to apply formatting and fixes

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 68% upvoted

trunk

Modern repositories include many technologies, each with its own set of linters. With 30+ linters and counting, Trunk makes it dead-simple to identify, install, configure, and run the right linters, static analyzers, and formatters for all your repos.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • MaintainedlinterMaintainedformatter
  • 88% upvoted

Steampunk Spotter

Ansible Playbook Scanning Tool that analyzes and offers recommendations for your playbooks.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • MaintainedcliMaintainedguiMaintainedserviceMaintainedide-plugin
  • MaintainedlinterMaintainedformatter
  • 83% upvoted

kics

Find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations in your infrastructure-as-code. Supports Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation and Ansible

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 100% upvoted

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Ansible tools?

What are the best Ansible static analysis tools and linters?

The most popular Ansible tools ranked by user votes are: Mega-Linter, trunk, Steampunk Spotter, kics.

Which Ansible tools are free to use?

Tools with a free plan include trunk, Steampunk Spotter. On top of that, there are also a number of open source like Mega-Linter, trunk, Steampunk Spotter, kics.

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